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After playing linebacker and safety, Brooks has settled into starting role as nickel back

Owner Steve Bisciotti defended Ravens' history in recent NFL drafts

Key matchups in Ravens vs. Seahawks game

Breaking down the Ravens and Seahawks offense, defense, special teams and intangibles.

A season of gradual improvement from the safety combo of Kendrick Lewis and Will Hill has the Ravens confident they have their long-term solution at the position — and eyeing the safeties on the opposing sideline Sunday as the standard they hope to one day meet. The Seattle Seahawks safety tandem of Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor has played a large role in the team's two straight Super Bowl runs, the product of five straight years starting together.

There's seemingly no surefire recipe for success in building an NFL secondary, but one thing could become abundantly clear when the Ravens face the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals have found a formula that works for them, while the Ravens haven't.

Ravens offensive guards Marshal Yanda and Kelechi Osemele had spoken about their respective contract situations before and they had a mutual understanding. They loved playing together and they would be supportive of each other. But when it came down to deciding their futures with the Ravens as they entered the final year of their contracts, each of them was on their own.

Only one Ravens player, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, made the NFL Players Association's top-50 list for jersey sales for 2014.

Jockey Sheldon Russell, who earned his 1,000th career victory last weekend, rode four winners on Laurel Park's 10-race program Saturday.

While most people expect the Ravens to draft a wide receiver or offensive lineman in the first round of May's draft, they also could be tempted if a play-making safety is available.

In 2011, the Ravens were beaten by a Seattle Seahawks team that was in its formative stages of becoming a champion.

After beating the Pittsburgh Steelers last weekend, the Ravens have touched down in Seattle, where they will play the Seahawks on Sunday afternoon.